Districts Coming into, Line London, Nov. 26.
'The Miners' Delogate Conference] met to-day to review the course of negotiations in connexion with district settlements but adjourned with. out taking any definite action owing to the inconclusiveness of the negotiations up to the present.
'A resolution, submitted by thei Executive and adopted unanimously, expressed the indignation of the Conference at the terms offered by owners in several districts and invited the Government's attention to the refusal of the employers in Notts, Bristol, Leicester and Kent} to meet the miners' representa ti also in Somerset, where the owners fare stated to refuse to negotiate until the men resume work, employ only a section of the men until they can be got into working! order.
'The North Staffordshire Miners'
Federation has authorized its members to resume work immediately! pending negotiations for an agreement.
Prosepets of Large Districts Soon Coming into Line Nov. 28.
The Northumberland miners decided yesterday by a large majority to negotiate a settlement on "the terms offered by the owners on the basis of a 7 hour days. Definite Jdecisions have not yet been taken by the three large coal areas of Durham, South Wales and York-
After the meeting, Mr. A. J. Cook, the secretary, stated that terms had been provisionally reached in Scotland and Lancashire only, but these had not yet been submitted to the men.
The number of miners at work] to-day increased to 441,000.
'The Lancashire and Cheshire coal. owners and miners' representatives have accepted terms of settlement, including an-eight-hour day, con tinuance of the April rates of pay and a temporary truce for three} hire, but elsewhere the proposals for district settlements have been approved.
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